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Effects of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Low Level Laser Therapy in Myofascial Pain Syndrome

NCT03436459 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2018-02-20

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Summary

This study evaluates the effects of low level laser therapy and extracorporeal shock wave therapy in patients with myofascial pain syndrome of the upper trapezius. Half of the patients receive laser therapy, half of them receive shock wave therapy for three weeks.

Conditions

  • Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Interventions

DEVICE

Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy

shock wave therapy once a week for three weeks, total of 1000 shock waves for each treatment at the frequency of 10Hz, with 2 Bar pressure and energy flux density (EFD) of 0.25 mJ/mm2 per minute using a BTL-6000 SWT Topline Power® device

DEVICE

Low Level Laser Therapy

LLLT once a day for three weeks (altogether 15 working days) using a PR999 4W scanning laser device; around trigger points with 3 J/cm2, power 800 mW, frequency 2000Hz, on trigger points with 9 J/cm², power 2000mW, frequency 5000Hz for total of 2 minutes on each spot

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Petz Aladar County Teaching Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-02-29
Primary Completion
2017-02-28
Completion
2017-09-30

Countries

  • Hungary

Study Locations

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